Again: Check your Knuckle-Nuts ;-)

[Broski]

Since he’s out of business, I don’t think we have to worry too much about people buying from him in the future.

The point of me sharing the pictures is anybody who has old Wits End nut huggers installed might think about bending one of the tabs flat and checking torque and or replacing with flat washers and or replacing with new Delta nut huggers.

There are many ways to deal with this particular issue, some of them are even good! My experience in 26 years of driving my 80 on 33’s with plenty of wheeling and plenty of trail time with other 80s, tightening others’ studs, and once doing the repair (which included drilling out a broken stud) on somebody else’s truck at 10,000 feet, is OEM studs installed with clean threads and nuts torqued properly on 33 to 35 inch tires don’t fail. For the guy we fixed on the side of the mountain when we asked him about torquing after his recent axle work he said “what’s torque?”

I can see the logic of staying away from red Loctite for the difficulty of getting a broken stud out. Blue Loctite wood probably accomplish the same objective which includes sealing the threads.

Weather permitting, I am going to check the condition of Delta nut huggers I recently installed on another 80. They already have a few thousand miles on them.

Ya the subject has been beaten to death
Bottom line is proper maintenance and this is not an issue.
If I never hear the loser’s name again that would be perfect!!

 

[COS80]

More importantly, this thread really saved my bacon. I suppose some would say, "well you should have done this in your baseline" but I didn't, because I didn't know until I stumbled across this thread.

 

[Rifleman]

Another simple solution to keeping your nuts tight would be to use what's used in aviation, and race cars. Just buy the jig to be able to drill all your nuts for safety wire. Once those holes are drilled you just simply thread and twist the safety wire between each nut and tie them all together with stainless steel safety wire. You can buy this complete setup for less then 100 bucks.

Here's a Link to where you can buy a one pound roll of aviation grade safety wire. along with safety wire twisters, and the drill jig.

Safety Wire .032 Stainless Steel 1 Lb. | Aircraft Spruce ®

Safety Wire .032 Stainless Steel 1 Lb. Stainless steel safety wire furnished in convenient 1 lb. dispensing container. Available in Type 302/304 stainless steel (soft temper) per MS20995. Also, in soft annealed brass per specification QQ-W-

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Economy Safety Wire Twister 6 | Aircraft Spruce ®

Economy Safety Wire Twister 6 These top quality twisting lock pliers with automatic

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Nut Saf-T-Blok | Aircraft Spruce ®

Nut Saf-T-Blok Designed to enable safety wire holes to be drilled through the head of bolts or through nuts, across the diagonal. Designed to accept up to 3/4 inch diameter nut. Easy to use. Nut Saf-T-Blok requires that the nut or bolt be p

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[cruiseroutfit]

Another simple solution to keeping your nuts tight would be to use what's used in aviation, and race cars. Just buy the jig to be able to drill all your nuts for safety wire. Once those holes are drilled you just simply thread and twist the safety wire between each nut and tie them all together with stainless steel safety wire. You can buy this complete setup for less then 100 bucks.

Here's a Link to where you can buy a one pound roll of aviation grade safety wire. along with safety wire twisters, and the drill jig.

Safety Wire .032 Stainless Steel 1 Lb. | Aircraft Spruce ®

Safety Wire .032 Stainless Steel 1 Lb. Stainless steel safety wire furnished in convenient 1 lb. dispensing container. Available in Type 302/304 stainless steel (soft temper) per MS20995. Also, in soft annealed brass per specification QQ-W-

www.aircraftspruce.com

Better yet, drill the nut AND stud for safety wire. The prevents the nut from backing off and the stud from backing out of the knuckle. Torque to spec, and then tighten to align safety wire holes. Much like a ball joint or tie rod end cotter pin.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Some great ideas on how to keep your nuts tight and
in spec yet none give you a guarentee 100% never look back.
For me the amount of time required to obtain, replace studs, drill, wire, ect ect is more time than I have spent and will spend the rest of my life checking nuts giving me 100% piece of mind.

Its your time